South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	51	15	82
Feeder cattle	22	—	22
Slaughter cattle	7	15	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Larger run than last reported with demand steady. No market test. ***Graded Feeder Special this Saturday, receiving cattle Friday***

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	132.00	$132.00	$469	—
650	650	1	114.00	$114.00	$741	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	150.00	$150.00	$660	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	97.00	$97.00	$383	—
575	575	1	97.00	$97.00	$558	—
620	620	1	70.00	$70.00	$434	—
700	700	2	63.00–72.00	$67.50	$472	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	119.00	$119.00	$643	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	118.00	$118.00	$295	—
340	340	1	170.00	$170.00	$578	—
395	395	1	115.00	$115.00	$454	—
510	510	1	84.00	$84.00	$428	—
610	610	1	107.00	$107.00	$653	—
655	655	1	89.00	$89.00	$583	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	85-90%	1	14.00	$14.00	$130	—
1020	1020	85-90%	1	53.00	$53.00	$541	—
1050	1050	85-90%	1	23.00	$23.00	$242	—
1010–1195	1103	85-90%	2	30.00–37.00	$33.21	$366	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	75-80%	1	56.00	$56.00	$759	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	45.00	$45.00	—
65	65	1	185.00	$185.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40	40	1	100.00	$100.00	$40	—
82	82	17	267.50	$267.50	$219	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	70.00	$70.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.